Mastering Python Programming is an introductory and beyond-level practical, hands-on Python training course that leads the student from the basics of writing and running Python scripts to more advanced features such as file operations, regular expressions, working with binary data, and using the extensive functionality of Python modules. Extra emphasis is placed on features unique to Python, such as tuples, array slices, and output formatting. This comprehensive, practical course provides an in-depth exploration of working with the programming language, not an academic overview of syntax and grammar. Students will immediately be able to use Python to complete tasks in the real world.

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Learning Objectives

This course is approximately 50% hands-on, combining expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. Our engaging instructors and mentors are highly experienced practitioners who bring years of current "on-the-job" experience into every classroom. Throughout the hands-on course students, will learn to write essential Python scripts using the most current and efficient skills and techniques.
Working in a hands-on learning environment, guided by our expert team, attendees will learn to:
Create working Python scripts following best practices
Use python data types appropriately
Read and write files with both text and binary data
Search and replace text with regular expressions
Get familiar with the standard library and its work-saving modules
Use lesser known but powerful Python data types
Create "real-world", professional Python applications
Work with dates, times, and calendars
Know when to use collections such as lists, dictionaries, and sets
Understand Pythonic features such as comprehensions and iterators
Write robust code using exception handling

1

  • An overview of Python

  • What is python?
    Python Timeline
    Advantages/Disadvantages of Python
    Getting help with pydoc
2

  • The Python Environment

  • Starting Python
    Using the interpreter
    Running a Python script
    Python scripts on Unix/Windows
    Editors and IDEs
3

  • Getting Started

  • Using variables
    Builtin functions
    Strings
    Numbers
    Converting among types
    Writing to the screen
    Command line parameters
4

  • Flow Control

  • About flow control
    White space
    Conditional expressions
    Relational and Boolean operators
    While loops
    Alternate loop exits
5

  • Array types

  • About array types (AKA sequences)
    Lists and list methods
    Tuples
    Indexing and slicing
    Iterating through a sequence
    Nested sequences
    Sequence functions, keywords, and operators
    List comprehensions
    Generator Expressions
6

  • Working with files

  • File overview
    Opening a text file
    Reading a text file
    Writing to a text file
    Reading and writing raw (binary) data
    Converting binary data with struct
7

  • Dictionaries and Sets

  • About dictionaries
    Creating dictionaries
    Iterating through a dictionary
    About sets
    Creating sets
    Working with sets
8

  • Functions

  • Defining functions
    Parameters
    Global and local scope
    Nested functions
    Returning values
9

  • Sorting

  • The sorted() function
    Alternate keys
    Lambda functions
    Sorting collections
    Using operator.itemgetter()
    Reverse sorting
10

  • Errors and Exception Handling

  • Syntax errors
    Exceptions
    Using try/catch/else/finally
    Handling multiple exceptions
    Ignoring exceptions
11

  • Modules and Packages

  • The import statement
    Module search path
    Creating Modules
    Using packages
    Function and Module aliases
12

  • An Introduction to Python Classes

  • About o-o programming
    Defining classes
    Constructors
    Methods
    Instance data
    Properties
    Class methods and data
13

  • Regular Expressions

  • RE syntax overview
    RE Objects
    Searching and matching
    Compilation flags
    Groups and special groups
    Replacing text
    Splitting strings
14

  • Using the Standard Library

  • The sys module
    Launching external programs
    Math functions
    Random numbers
    Reading CSV data
15

  • Dates and Times

  • Working with dates and times
    Translating timestamps
    Parsing dates from text
    Formatting dates
    Calendar data
16

  • Working with the File System

  • Paths, directories, and filenames
    Checking for existence
    Permissions and other file attributes
    Walking directory trees
    Creating filters with fileinput
    Using shutil for file operations
17

  • Advanced Data Handling

  • Defaultdict and Counter
    Prettyprinting data structures
    Compressed archives (zip, gzip, tar, etc.)
    Persistent data
18

  • Network Programming

  • Using requests
    Grabbing web content
    Sending email
    Using SSH for remote access
    Using FTP
19

  • Writing real-life applications

  • Reading input files a la Unix
    Parsing command-line options
    Detecting the current platform
    Implementing logging

Audience

This introductory-level Python course is geared for experienced users who want to use Python in web development projects, or system administrators and web site administrators who want to use Python to support their server installations, as well as anyone else who wants to automate or simplify common tasks with the use of Python scripts. Basic familiarity with any programming or scripting language would be helpful, along with a working, user-level knowledge of Unix/Linux, Mac, or Windows.

Language

English

Prerequisites

This introductory-level Python course is geared for experienced users who want to use Python in web development projects, or system administrators and web site administrators who want to use Python to support their server installations, as well as anyone else who wants to automate or simplify common tasks with the use of Python scripts. Basic familiarity with any programming or scripting language would be helpful, along with a working, user-level knowledge of Unix/Linux, Mac, or Windows

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